Rays Peak

Rays Peak: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rays Peak

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rays Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.06542, -123.10615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rays Peak

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~13 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~14 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~36 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~52 km · Must-see
• Six Rivers National Forest · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~54 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~58 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rays Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rays Peak

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~11 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~36 km · Must-see
• Informal Old Etna Viewpoint · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~56 km · Must-see
• KIDE-FM (Hoopa) · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~61 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~71 km · Must-see
• Scott Valley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~73 km · Must-see

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